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I wasn't seeing how the question was asked.
So to sum it up.
Was he lock to be a first overall pick for 2 maybe 3 years. YES
Was he told sit out so he doesn't get hurt? No.

and the question I am asking is if Clowney has been the first player to get columns written about him sitting out the third year he would be out of high school to avoid injury before the first draft in which he would be eligible?

and the question I am asking is if Clowney has been the first player to get columns written about him sitting out the third year he would be out of high school to avoid injury before the first draft in which he would be eligible?

Yes

Like i said the first time you said I was reading it as has there ever been a lock for the number 1 pick like Clowney in the past 6 years.

I guess if there is a difference, it is that everyone believes Clowney has no interest in being in college and is only marking time until he can get to where he really wants (and probably should) be.

Now if the above is true, then the only way right now to realistically do that (sit out this year to go into next year's draft without playing the college football season) and do it in a way that doesn't make owners and draftniks question his toughness and dedication, would be to just challenge the system like Mike Williams and Maurice Clarette. Make the NCAA declare him ineligible for the year without him explicitly bowing out of the season just to avoid injury.

The difference again being that those type columns where not written about Mike and Maurice (to my recollection).